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  1. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  12. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  13. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  14. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  15. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  16. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  17. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  18. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  19. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  20. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
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